National Herald Case: Delhi Court to Hear ED’s Claims Against Gandhis Daily from July 2 to 8

A Delhi court will conduct daily hearings from July 2–8 in the National Herald money laundering case involving Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleges that Young Indian, a company linked to the Gandhis, unlawfully acquired assets worth over ₹2,000 crore from Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of the National Herald newspaper.

The ED claims that ₹142 crore in rental income constitutes proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and Section 411 of the IPC.

The case originated from a 2012 complaint by Subramanian Swamy. The court has directed the ED to provide its chargesheet to Swamy and will hear arguments from both sides during the scheduled dates